Transportation

The War on Cars, Norwegian Edition

Oslo is still planning to go car-free by 2019, thanks to an ambitious network of bike lanes. But old habits do die hard.
Bring on the ladies on cargo bikes, says Oslo. Laura Bliss/CityLab

Editor’s note: This article is part of CityLab’s media partnership with “Ride a Bike! Reclaim the City,” a new exhibit at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt, Germany, open through September 2.

Øyvind Aas didn’t look like one of Scandinavia’s top bike champions. But then again, neither does Oslo.